Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Belonging to the fasces.
- Pertaining to a fascia; constituting a fascia; consisting of fascia; aponeurotic: as, fascial tissue.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Pertaining to the fasces.
- adjective (Anat.) Relating to a fascia.
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- adjective Relating to a
fascia
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Examples
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Dissecting means you are using scissors to open up layers of tissue, called fascial planes, to get to the kidney.
Scientific American 2009
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If your fitness routine involves mainly machines, you will not end up with a fascial network that is as strong, versatile and capable as you'd like, but rather a one-dimensional network that may respond less efficiently to challenges.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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In its healthy state, the fascial network stretches and moves without restriction.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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Ultimately, the brain creates movement in terms of large fascial networks and individual motor units, not our named muscles.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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Training too hard or repeating the same routine without variation can lead to fascial adhesions or injury.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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Langevin has developed evidence, for example, that the fascial network may correspond to the network of acupuncture points and meridians.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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In 2007, fascial researchers and practitioners banded together to initiate the biennial Fascia Research Congress, where researchers and health practitioners can share new discoveries.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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Having an integrated and well-trained fascial network is important not just for anyone engaged in sports, but for anyone wishing to retain a healthy and functional body throughout life.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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There is one muscle that exists in 600 fascial pockets.
Eva Norlyk Smith, Ph.D.: Staying Fit: Yoga, Rolfing and the Elusive Cinderella Tissues Ph.D. Eva Norlyk Smith 2012
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She said that I had fascial lines of tension in my left pelvis and abdominal muscles from my previous left knee injury.
Misty Misty May-Treanor With Jill Lieber Steeg 2010
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